Is there a link between urban form and automobile use in Germany? Evidence from a selectivity model

Vance, Colin and Hedel, Ralf
(2006)
Is there a link between urban form and automobile use in Germany? Evidence from a selectivity model.
Third World congress of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2006-07-03 - 2006-07-07, Kyoto, Japan.

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Abstract

This study estimates an econometric model of the influence of urban form on non-work automobile travel using a panel of travel-diary data collected in Germany between 1994 and 2003. Two dimensions of car use are considered: the discrete decision to own a car and the continuous decision of distance traveled. Because these decisions are related and, moreover, are likely to be influenced by factors unobservable to the researcher, we apply the Heckman model to control for potential biases emerging from sample selectivity. In addition to including variables that capture the tools commonly advocated by land use planners to influence mobility behavior, an important contribution of this study is to allow the possibility that these variables are endogenous. Unlike much of the work to date, we find that land use variables are a significant determinant of both automobile ownership and use, a finding that holds even after using instrumental variables to capture the effects of urban form.

Document Type:

Conference or Workshop Item (Speech)

Title:

Is there a link between urban form and automobile use in Germany? Evidence from a selectivity model

Authors:

Authors

Institution or Email of Authors

Vance, Colin

Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)

Hedel, Ralf

UNSPECIFIED

Date:

July 2006

Refereed publication:

Yes

In ISI Web of Science:

No

Status:

Accepted

Keywords:

transport, spatial issues

Event Title:

Third World congress of Environmental and Resource Economists

Event Location:

Kyoto, Japan

Event Type:

international Conference

Event Dates:

2006-07-03 - 2006-07-07

Organizer:

The Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE); Society of Environmental Economics and Policy Studies (SEEPS); European Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (EAERE)